Practice Test: Question Set - 04
1. Which is the first compiler-level language developed by a team of IBM programmers led by John Backus and unveiled in 1957?
- (A) BASIC
- (B) PL/1
- (C) FORTRAN
- (D) APL
2. Which part interprets program instructions and initiate control operations?
- (A) Input
- (B) Storage unit
- (C) Logic unit
- (D) Control unit
3. Programmed instructions to the computer is known as
- (A) Data
- (B) Code
- (C) Documentation
- (D) Database
4. Where are silicon chips manufactured in India?
- (A) Chandigarh
- (B) Punjab
- (C) Tamil Nadu
- (D) None of the
above
5. The term MIPS refers to _______
- (A) Millions of
instructions per second
- (B) Multiple
instructions per second
- (C) Megabytes of
instructions per seconds
- (D) Millions input
processor set
6. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is
- (A) An
electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and
numbers
- (B) A
more sophisticated and modified electronic pocket calculator
- (C) Any
machine that can perform mathematical operations
- (D) A
machine that works on binary code
7. Which language has been selected as the basis for the Japanese "fifth generation" computers.
- (A) ALGOL
- (B) COBOL
- (C) PROLOG
- (D) C
8. The physical equipment made of various metals, silicon and plastic components that make up the parts of a computer is called
- (A) Micro
- (B) Peripheral
- (C) Hardware
- (D) Disk drive
9. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as
- (A) Pulse
code modulation
- (B) Pulse
stretcher
- (C) Query
processing
- (D) Queue
management
10. Which is not necessary when using bar codes in supermarkets?
- (A) Point-of
sale (POS) terminal
- (B) Check
digit on the bar code
- (C) Price on the
shelf
- (D) Price on the
goods
11. Computer memory consists of
- (A) RAM
- (B) ROM
- (C) PROM
- (D) All of the
above
12. The most popular language for interactive use is
- (A) COBOL
- (B) PASCAL
- (C) BASIC
- (D) FORTRAN
13. A device or system not directly connected to the CPU is
- (A) On-line
- (B) Keyboard
- (C) Memory
- (D) Off-line
14. A device that can accept data, hold them & deliver them on demand at a later time is known as
- (A) Buffer
- (B) Memory
- (C) CPU
- (D) Register
15. In the language of the computer profession, one thousand position of main storage is represented with the letter
- (A) K
- (B) L
- (C) M
- (D) C
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